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1994

Baltinglass Senior Championship 1994

A point 30 seconds from time tied the scores at 0-8 each and earned Rathnew a reply and denied Baltinglass their 8th title in a row. After Rathnew opened the scoring with a pointed free Baltinglass took control and thanks to the scoring exploits of Robert McHugh lead 0-6 to 0-1 at half time after playing with the breeze. Rathnew chipped away at the Baltinglass lead in the 2nd half and with 9 minutes left the sides were level at 0-7 a piece. Despite another McHugh point that edged Baltinglass in front Rathnew got the levelling score that sent this final to a replay.

Team : K. Quirke, T. Donohue, H. Kenny, D. Byrne, B. Fitzpatrick, D, Humphries, D. McMahon B. Kenny, R. Danne, A. Owens, T. Murphy, P. Kenny, R. McHugh (0-7), D. Whelan (0-1),K. O'Brien.

Subs : J. O'Keeffe for A. Owens, C. Murphy for P. Kenny , J. Bookle for D. Whelan, G. Bradley, N. Fleming, B. Kilcoyne, D. Quirke, B. Fleming, B. Cleary, T. Furlong, S. O'Brien.

Replay

Baltinglass won this replay and with it their 8th title in a row and 20th Wicklow title in total when we beat Rathnew 2-6 to 2-4 despite being reduced to fourteen men 23 minutes in to the game. The teams went in at half time level at 1-2 a piece. A Robert McHugh goal just after half time was just the tonic Baltinglass needed but Rathnew fought back straight away to score their second goal and tie up the scores once again. Baltinglass had to dig deep at this stage and with Hugh Kenny outstanding in defence and Tommy Murphy having one of his best ever games for Baltinglass they managed to out score Rathnew 0-4 to 0-2 to end up on the winning side of a 2-6 to 2-4 score line. The 8 in a row was an achievement never matched in Wicklow before.

Team : K. Quirke, T. Donohue, H. Kenny, D. Byrne, B. Fitzpatrick, B. Kenny, D. Humphries, D. Whelan, R. Danne, J. O'Keeffe, P. Kenny (1-0), D. McMahon (0-1), R. McHugh (1-4), T. Murphy, K. O'Brien (0-1).

Subs : A. Owens for J. O'Keeffe, C. Murph for A. Owens, J. Bookle, G. Bradley, N. Fleming, B. Kilcoyne, D. Quirke, B. Fleming, B. Fleming, B. Cleary, T. Furlong, S. O'Brien.